maungy

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adjective

Sulky, bad-tempered, or peevish.

“Get thisen to bed, thee maungy little tyke, Aw've tell'd thee time an agean!”

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mardy
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Meanings

adjectivemaungy (comparative more maungy, superlative most maungy)

comparative more maungy · superlative most maungy

  1. obsoleteObsolete form of mangy.

    Lyke pygges and lyke hogges And lyke maungy dogges

    a. 1529, John Skelton, Howe the Douty Duke of Albany
  2. UKYorkshireespeciallySulky, bad-tempered, or peevish.

    Get thisen to bed, thee maungy little tyke, Aw've tell'd thee time an agean!

    Synonyms: mardy

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSulky, bad-tempered, or peevish.

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mardy

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

maungy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maungy

MLA

“maungy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maungy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maungy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maungy.

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